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title: "Accessibility Checker Rule Help: WCAG20_Input_ExplicitLabelImage"
---
import "../../../styles/ToolHelp.scss"
import { CodeSnippet, Tag } from "carbon-components-react";

<div className="toolHelp">
<Row>
<Column colLg={16} colMd={8} colSm={4} className="toolHead">

### The `<input>` element of type `"image"` has no text alternative

<div id="locLevel"></div>

 The `<input>` element of type `"image"` should have a text alternative

</Column>
</Row>
<Row>
<Column colLg={11} colMd={5} colSm={4} className="toolMain">



<div id="locSnippet"></div>

### What to do

* Use the `alt` attribute on the `<input>` element to provide a short text that describes the input element’s function.(e.g. `<input type="image" alt="submit">`)

</Column>
<Column colLg={5} colMd={3} colSm={4} className="toolLeft">

### About this requirement

[IBM 1.1.1 Non-text Content](https://www.ibm.com/able/requirements/requirements/#1_1_1)
[WCAG 2.1 HTML technique H36](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/html/H36)

### Who does this affect?

* People using a screen reader, including blind, low vision and neurodivergent people
* People using text-based browsers (e.g., Lynx) or audio interfaces

</Column>
</Row>
</div>

export default ({ children, _frontmatter }) => (<React.Fragment>{children}</React.Fragment>)
